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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.63/cwt +14.91 vs last sale · ≈ $432/hd at 269 lb · 29 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.89/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 331 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.90/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 372 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 1,123 875
Feeder cattle 648 827 701
Slaughter cattle 196 296 160
Replacement cattle 12 — 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–165 163 2 210.00–215.00 $212.46 $346 +22.46
200–215 205 3 195.00–200.00 $198.25 $406 +11.25
250–285 262 3 170.00–180.00 $176.37 $462 +4.98
310–345 328 6 160.00–168.00 $164.08 $538 +1.92
350–390 368 11 158.00–167.00 $162.52 $598 +1.29
400–445 423 9 150.00–160.00 $154.53 $654 -1.18
450–495 478 8 148.00–158.00 $151.76 $725 +0.85
500–515 508 2 140.00–144.00 $141.97 $721 -5.34
570 570 1 133.00 $133.00 $758 -11.00
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 -3.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 —
215–245 237 5 170.00–180.00 $172.81 $410 —
250–295 278 4 150.00–164.00 $155.63 $433 +3.42
310–345 331 5 150.00–158.00 $153.06 $507 -1.46
350–390 363 6 148.00–156.00 $153.39 $557 +2.76
410–445 431 6 140.00–148.00 $142.91 $616 -1.68
460–495 469 11 138.00–145.00 $143.10 $671 +3.38
510–545 533 3 124.00–132.00 $126.55 $675 -5.60
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -8.00
615–630 624 4 107.00–111.00 $108.73 $678 -9.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 +15.00
215–235 225 2 160.00–165.00 $162.39 $365 -2.61
250–295 284 5 136.00–148.00 $138.92 $395 +2.13
315–345 332 3 140.00–146.00 $142.57 $473 -2.30
360–390 378 5 139.00–144.00 $140.74 $532 +1.60
400 400 2 139.00 $139.00 $556 +4.95
460–475 468 2 132.00–136.00 $133.97 $627 +5.52
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 -6.00
565–595 580 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $652 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 175 3 175.00–190.00 $182.95 $320 -12.05
200–245 228 13 170.00–185.00 $175.48 $400 -4.12
250–295 269 29 152.00–167.00 $160.63 $432 +14.91
300–345 331 25 146.00–156.00 $148.89 $493 +7.49
350–395 372 15 138.00–148.00 $142.90 $532 +2.31
400–435 415 15 133.00–141.00 $137.51 $571 +1.66
450–495 473 11 121.00–131.00 $125.53 $594 +1.16
500–530 515 4 115.00–122.00 $118.69 $611 +2.02
595 595 1 108.00 $108.00 $643 -4.88
600–635 628 6 106.00–114.00 $107.61 $676 -1.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 3 160.00 $160.00 $304 —
210–245 230 10 155.00–167.00 $160.91 $370 -0.17
255–295 276 14 138.00–150.00 $144.01 $397 +11.16
300–345 319 8 136.00–145.00 $141.53 $451 +7.06
360–395 377 8 128.00–136.00 $131.76 $497 +4.28
400–410 404 5 128.00–130.00 $129.39 $523 +3.32
450–490 464 8 112.00–120.00 $117.16 $544 +1.81
510–545 530 3 103.00–109.00 $105.26 $558 +4.26
585 585 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $588 ±0.00
600–635 620 4 96.00–103.00 $99.20 $615 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 145.00 $145.00 $268 -15.00
205–245 227 6 140.00–152.00 $146.62 $333 +5.63
250–275 263 5 130.00–136.00 $132.90 $350 +15.92
315–335 330 4 128.00–132.00 $128.95 $426 +6.48
355–395 378 7 118.00–126.00 $121.33 $459 +1.45
405–410 408 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $488 +3.66
470–480 475 3 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $499 -0.15
515–545 526 4 92.00–98.00 $95.70 $503 +4.71
620 620 1 89.00 $89.00 $552 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 269 4 170.00–180.00 $173.75 $467 +5.18
300–335 321 14 162.00–170.00 $164.91 $529 -0.17
370–390 382 9 158.00–162.00 $159.52 $609 +0.05
410–425 419 5 154.00–158.00 $155.99 $654 +0.68
495 495 1 148.00 $148.00 $733 -3.36
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 +4.10
550–585 568 2 130.00–138.00 $133.88 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 —
245 245 1 170.00 $170.00 $416 -6.85
260–280 267 6 158.00–162.00 $159.98 $427 +0.77
305–335 320 3 152.00–158.00 $154.91 $496 +0.97
370 370 1 152.00 $152.00 $562 +2.91
400–425 413 4 144.00–149.00 $146.70 $606 -0.29
475–495 486 4 138.00–142.00 $139.72 $679 —
515 515 2 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
565–595 580 2 118.00–124.00 $120.92 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 +10.00
235–240 238 2 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $377 -1.46
275–295 285 3 135.00–142.00 $138.92 $396 -2.08
375–395 385 2 138.00–140.00 $138.97 $535 -3.43
465–475 470 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $625 +4.53
570–590 580 2 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $649 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1465 1171 80-85% 21 60.00–63.00 $61.45 $720 —
965–1415 1220 80-85% 27 69.00–73.00 $70.71 $863 —
920–1450 1241 80-85% 53 64.00–68.00 $66.53 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1085 981 85-90% 5 55.00–58.00 $56.72 $556 —
785–1230 1011 85-90% 9 49.00–53.00 $51.19 $518 —
875–1265 1039 85-90% 5 45.00–48.00 $47.30 $491 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1885 1462 75-80% 8 69.00–73.00 $71.31 $1,043 —
1230–1740 1493 75-80% 11 65.00–68.00 $66.63 $995 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1540 1480 2 86.00–89.00 $87.56 $1,296 +0.71
1545 1545 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,545 —
1355–1775 1565 2 93.00–94.00 $93.57 $1,464 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–1050 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 72.00–97.00 $81.77 $751

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.